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Astronauts will sleep their way to Mars


Abuja - It may sound like an idea straight out of a sci-fi movie but scientists are actually considering putting astronauts into capsules and placing them in coma-like deep sleep for six months while they travel to Mars.

According to NASA, the deep sleep, also called human stasis, torpor or therapeutic hypothermia, greatly reduces metabolic processes in the human body. It became more commonly used as a medical procedure in the 1990s, specifically to manage patients affected by traumatic brain injury, stroke and cardiac arrest, NCBI (National Centre for Biotechnology Information) states.

Why place astronauts in hibernation?

The study, backed by NASA, is exploring the idea as a way of cutting the cost of a Mars expedition. Astronauts under torpor would require significantly less food and water. The study estimates that the ship would carry a third of the cargo usually required. Because the astronauts are asleep, the space shuttle also wouldn’t require expensive amenities such as exercise equipment and a galley, Discovery News states. Also, the ship would not need to be pressurised or have artificially created gravity.

How is stasis induced?

To place the astronauts in human stasis, a tube is inserted into their nose. The tube, connected to a pump, transports a cold substance into the body to reduce the body temperature, Research and Innovation writes. The body is cooled internally as external cooling can cause damage to bodily tissue. Once the temperature is cooled to about 31 to 33°C (approximately 4 -6 degrees lower than normal), it is maintained for the duration of the journey. This process usually takes about four hours, according to the Pennsylvania Centre of Resuscitation Science. To wake the astronauts up, the temperature is slowly increased at approximately 0.5 degrees per hour.

What will happen while they travel?

Astronauts would be placed into specialised capsules that are heavily shielded against radiation. Their health would be monitored by a computer system, connected to the capsule. The computer system would monitor the astronauts’ nutrition levels, feeding them intravenously when required, Space.com explains.

Because the astronauts are not awake, their mental health will not deteriorate. In normal space missions, NASA psychiatrists monitor the mental health of astronauts in-flight via video conferencing technology due to the high risk of depression and feelings of isolation, Space Safety Magazine states.

One design for the space ship includes spinning capsules which, in the low-gravity environment, would assist in reducing the loss of bone and muscle in astronauts. Another way of reducing muscle atrophy would involve stimulation by transmitting low-level electrical impulses to the muscles, the SpaceWorks study states.

Wouldn’t this be dangerous for the astronauts?

According to Discovery News, to date patients have only been kept in stasis for the duration of one week. The Pennsylvania Centre for Resuscitation Science indicates that stasis can have a number of negative side effects such as irregular blood glucose levels (levels that are either too high or too low) and cardiac arrhythmia. If the computer malfunctioned or there were any other problems on board, the astronauts would have higher risk of dying than if they were conscious. Scientists involved plan to conduct more research to identify whether prolonged states of torpor are viable and how health risks and other negative outcomes can be minimised.

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richommie:
I still remember dt time I dey secondary school.

I dey get 50position...every term..

even ma name come turn to 50cent..d person dey get 49th..sef come dey advice me.

he be like"bros dey read ur book..ur own case serious ooo"

**falls down 4rm iroko tree..,con land my worwor face on cow poo**

richommie:




my own ugliness no be for nl at all.
even satan dey reject me..he talk ..ma face na im worst nightmare.
I dey fear to dey approach gals. .but base on how d matter be..(ma no talk sha)
..e get dis fyn bae wey dey my department...oh men..she carry front and back ..come package join. .she fine die...and me ugly die.
..I go approach dis bae... ..but before I go...I first go reason wit my guys em...my guys dem come dey hail..me...dey tell me say...(guy dis babe go accept u)
only dis ur nike canvas...go make her die for u..
my head come dey swell..
I come mumu..carry ma "worwor face" go approach her...as un_coded guy wey I be...
I come close to am ..come begin.."hello baby"...
my answer ...come wit slap.

no be even d slap pain me...wetin pain me pass be say.."dis qirl slap me finish..come buy satchet water..dey wash her hand.
one of her frnd come ask. . .wit der oyibo phonetics
"Jessica wotcha doin wit dis"

she come say"OMG DURH!!! I slapped dis orangutan...Omg..he's so disqustin. . .am scared of virus..gosh..ebola is real.

for wey I.dey ..I.won begin cry... ...
well it's not easy to be ugly.
am proud of it
#team ugly
#YOLO

dnt mind dem gals jorh..,dy hv 4goten we are fearfuly made...,ugly guys rock

[quote author=brito post=32203552][/quote]**kingtom..,pls help me kiss her in my instead..,at least..u are ugly in a beautiful way**

brito:
You no try at all, na which gathering be this sef?

oh..,i forgot 2 introduce u to my family..



My fellow ugly dudes,dis is my wife(jst greet her.,dnt shw ur faces o lest she wd b scared)

brito:
I didn't miss you that much. How have you been?

i'm gud..,

yea.,i didnt gv u missd cals..,rather..,na recievd cals

Fulaboy:
I finally find our house proud to be home

o ye prodigal son..,i'm glad u hv returned...,i'm proud of u

valmunich:
Lmao. . .

You ain't gotta hide. . . Be proud of who you're

bt ppl wil say i hv pride na

brito:
where you hide since?

oooh beeebee...,

went 4 a failed plastic surgery

dharay99:
keeper1 & valmunich,



Tell d truth o,


Una ugly reach dez two...

valmunich.,how did dis guy get our pics**hidding unda banana tree

valmunich:
How

You mind expatiating?

yea..do evrytin in d dark.,tost her in d dark..,meet her in d dark..,do d doable in d dark...,all in d dark(in d evenin)..

Bt u nid to work wit nepa also

valmunich:
It's a pity bro. . . At least you're better of, I've not known what it's like to have a girlfriend talk more of kissing '

mayb u shld work in d dark nw

valmunich:
Please,,, my fellow ugly guys, let's gather here to share and solve our common problems. . . I'm sure each of us have one or two problems we have encountered owing to our nature. .

Lemme get the ball rolling with mine , , , I have not known what it's like to have a girlfriend since I came to earth. . . I've tried and tried all to no avail, , , they keep rejecting me each time

Help guys, , how did you get your girlfriends? Help a nigga!

bles u broda..,d gal dat managed to kis me dat time leta had phobia 4 kissin

Yes,they do.,under d faculty of sex engineering

chiefolododo:
ugly guys? you dont use ugly and guy together, a man is never ugly. you can talk about wowo girls . of a truth many girls wowo ooo

yes..,if dy are beautiful 2day..,check 'em up in d nxt 20 yrs

Me=Ugly guys
romancelanders ugly guys=yes o
me=>area
ugly guys=eh
me=aaaaareeeeaaaa
ugly guys=eeeeh eh eeeeh



we all knw we are made in d image of God.,bt whil sum pple are WONDAFULLY mad.,sum odas are FEARFULLY made


u knw,sumtyms,i jst 1da whil sum ppl are fine whil odas are ugly.,dnt blame urslf 4 being ugly.,uglines also has its own advntage too


from bein askd to act satan in a drama(road to fame)to being made to take pics 4 ur frnds wen u are in dia midst(road to bcumin a profsnal photographer)...,''reasn y ugly ppl are richer dan fine pple al bcus dey wnt focus on dia looks anymor,rather.,dey focus on d looks of dia pocket''see segun arinse.,see obasanjo.,see me


to d main purpos of dis beautiful thread 4 ugly peeps




u al agree wt me dat bein ugly reduces d prob.of being folo by d witches..cus we hv ds camouflag look lyk dias...,abeg my ppl.,lion dy eat lion?





Wat happnd 2 me gast me tinkin....,my frnd(fine boi) n i(.....)were wlkin down d strt yestaday..''me b lyk.,lyk terms repel, n unlyk term atrct=fine+ugly"


as we were goin,i saw 1 beautiful gal.,i no knw wetin push me.,i cald d gal ''sista sista''...i ws surprisd wen i saw d gal cming towards our directn wt al smiles

wen she got to us.,she turnd to my frnd n said"u cald me"..,my frnd cm point 2 me say na me cal ham


at dat time,her faced chng as if she was given shit to eat


all of a sudden.,she hissd n walkd away..,

wat am i tryin to point out?


D gal is a mammy water..,she lookin 4 wu to chng his destiny bt bcus of d protection on my face..,she was defeated




share ur xperience to

p.s..no bashin..no lyin...kip writin.

Now guys,you have to thank your stars cos we are here again with our tips of of good and best romantic loving life



now,

this is another way of showing love to your lover





1=>always buy her suya:the association of suya seller union(assu)has just confirmed that suya is now #50 so as to improving loving life of people an reduce raping case



=2>use sun shade:scientists have confirmed that the use of sun shade reduces light intensity which would in turn disallow you to see other girls cos they wont be beautiful.focus on your gf





3=>always say''i love you'':yes,even if you dont,there are times you believe in your lies when your continue lying the the same lie while lying all over again





4=>let people know that you love cos they like loving living life of love.




5=>avoid eating sugar :in the year 2013,scientist said that eating too much of sugar decrease the size of your company.i.e,leads to loss of useful flesh through execessive passing out of water rich in flesh faeces




i'm looking 4ward to a good good loving on nairaland

I dont know why nigerian s are ingrate..,its been working for african people since ages..,





try my techniques ant thank me later

now.those bashing the op are the ones who are guity of the above allegation....ghanas must go

i know this is gonna attract lots or bashing,but we care not cos this gonna help all of us for a better future

yesterday i was walking around my area when i discovered i was hearing sound as if people were eating mango,i then thought to myself,"this is not yet mango season na"but when i moved further.i discovered two lover birds were actually kissing

that is y we want to share with you how to have successful kissing journey


sit tight please
so that your lips wont be like the two lovers

1=>eat honey..by doing so,your lips would be soft,inviting &most especially..slippery for easy passage


2=>use ear phone...by doing this,you would be emotional and would also eliminate any unwanted said sound


3=>stop thinking...by stopping thinking it will be sweet cos you would be devoted


4=>kiss in the dark....it would be sweet









i hope i have helped a lot of people with this few pont of mine..m









thank you

Nofemba 11..


Believe me..,we are professional idiots

This is a sure banker way of how to make a girl call you

This is as a result of hyper-hypertension our men ger nowadays

Imagine,no girl has called by friend for 6 months now..this is why we come up with the following simple ways down here



S.P=>THE GIRL MUST HAVE YOUR NUMBER


1=>call or fake a call of calling a girl when you are with her calling...make sure your conversation be like=hey mary,how have you been....haha...see as your voice is fresh like fresh tomato........now...laugh so that the faking wouldn't look fake

2=>now,proceed with the conversation and be like=>haha...what nerwork are you using,,,heard that all network can now transfer airtime and data now

3=>at this junction,her ear would have doubled its hearing focal lenght....just end the conversation with......'''ooo.k,some minutes''


4=>then,call your network's customer care and be like=>please,how can i send airtime+data to my friends

5=>igbam......you have gotten her

Be rest assured.sleep assured that your phone is gonna ring tonight

P.S=>this is from our observational desk

P.s.S.p=>please contact our correspondent fot more.
They are
Kingtom
Iceberylin.
Zick19
Brito

Zule zoo by kerewa

zick19:
Dnt even know

on which thread man?

zick19:
I got banned by a fothermocking moderator for no reason wah are you gonna do about that

whaaaaaat...**calls alpha 23 headed by kingtom for back up**


who's the phuncking mod?

zick19:
keeper1...... ur attention is needed

*enters thread*

who needs my attention b4 i'm at ease

zick19:
But why sir

if you cant woo a girl.,how then will you toast her?....#discuss

zick19:
lolz...... same with me, i can't woo a girl, I SWEAR!!!!

**shoots him in the head**




i think i need a dog

zick19:
datz my boss!!!!! but oga, u aven't called for any attack, hope all is well?

we are still mapping out our technical plan..,but worry not.,we have spies in the enemy territory..,attack coming soon

zick19:
Hope I've nt pass my boundary sha?

na blue my papa dey always wear while in service.,
no offense offended

zick19:
bro talk true, ur pman is a police?

yay







but;retired